To connect the 3 fans to the fan controller,
To put both the 1TB HDD and 128GB SSD at the bottom HDD cage, with the 1TB at the bottom and SSD at the top (or should I get them to leave a gap in the middle between them?),
To have the DVD writer at the top of the drive bays,
To connect the CM Hyper 212 EVO with the fan exhausting to the back of the case through the rear exhaust fan,
To have all cables managed into the back of the case with zip ties and all that,
To install the SSD with Windows 7 that I bought with and have all the proper configurations for SSD,
To have my computer in complete working order and it functions as it should with no grinding noises or any abnormal noises,
To have all the cables needed to connect my computer and start it up,

Anything else to add? I am kind of being picky but I want to make sure, as much as possible, that I don't have to RMA or exchange any of my computer components after I get it home and start it up.

> Remember the fan controller sits in a 5.25" bay, I would put the fan controller in the topmost bay and the DVD writer just below it since the controller will have the most cables coming out.

(your setup will look better since your case is black :P)

> HDD/SSD spacing doesn't matter.

Rest is fine. There's no difference between installing Win 7 on an SSD or HDD, the installation process is exactly the same on the user end.Win 7 does it's own stuff in the background when it detects an SSD.

Originally Posted by Lychee3000

Would the NCIX peeps know about the proper SSD configurations or how to install Windows 7 on a SSD properly?

Don't worry about that stuff. Samsung SSD's come with a downloadable tool called Magician, it lets you optimize the SSD with the most important settings with a few clicks (disabling prefetch, etc). If you want to go crazy with optimizations/tweaks then this is the best guide:http://thessdreview.com/ssd-guides/o...ation-guide-2/Careful if going all the way through with that guide, it makes you do some risky stuff.

Originally Posted by Lychee3000

Oh shoot, forgot to ask something...

Should I get this?:

"ADDITIONAL INSURANCE with ExpressRMA ($36.93 - 3% of the subtotal) - Covers the full amount of your order and fast ExpressRMA product replacement coverage from 30 days in case there are problems *. We highly recommend shipping insurance with this order. Click here to see more about ExpressRMA."

Or this?

http://source.ncix.com/ncix-warranty/
The NCIX Care Coverage Protection... the 3-year on-site care coverage bundle - $108.00
I am going to have my computer for 3 years so I don't know if I should get it or not for peace of mind.
Also, the NCIX Care Coverage Protection overlaps with the ExpressRMA above... So it is one or the other.
The ExpressRMA is for 30 days and the care coverage protection is for 1-4 years... but I want to get the 3 year one.

What you think?

All that insurance/RMA stuff is completely up to you mate, I wouldn't know what to take.

8GB pagefile on a 128GB SSD consumes a lot of space especially since 8GB RAM is considered 'overkill'. As such, the pagefile might not be used often but still consume 8GB of space. This effect is even worse when you have people running 16GB RAM with 120GB SSDs. Your article was written over 3 years ago when 2-4GB RAM was the norm.

Some files do not need to be accessed quickly (eg. My Documents) where as others need to be accessed quickly (eg. Games/Windows). We prioritize things we care about and keep them on the SSD due to space, not write wear.

How more you actually write to the SSD, how more you wear it. Pagefile is a big part of this. But honestly I have a Corsair Performance Pro 128GB with 16GB RAM with 4 games installed and pagefile is enabled, I didnt notice any performance drops over time and I have the SSD for almost a year I think.

Optimizing SSD is pointless, just keep AHCI enabled before installing windows and never ever defragment it or index it with Windows things. I noticed that my PC with that Intel AHCI driver (Intel rapid storage technology driver) was booting much faster than the default ahci driver from W7.

Just disable Hibernation if you don't use it which saves you like 8GB already.

8GB pagefile on a 128GB SSD consumes a lot of space especially since 8GB RAM is considered 'overkill'. As such, the pagefile might not be used often but still consume 8GB of space. This effect is even worse when you have people running 16GB RAM with 120GB SSDs. Your article was written over 3 years ago when 2-4GB RAM was the norm.

Notice that I never said anything about shrinking pagefile, only moving, but on hindsight it looks like I should have to avoid nitpicking from random people. Yes, of course you should shrink it according to how much RAM you have, 1GB is about right with 8GB or more physical RAM, but never ever move it off the SSD. And ofcourse disable hibernation before you want to nitpick from that shit too.

Originally Posted by yurano

Some files do not need to be accessed quickly (eg. My Documents) where as others need to be accessed quickly (eg. Games/Windows). We prioritize things we care about and keep them on the SSD due to space, not write wear.

It's bigger pain in the ass to move off things like My Documents than the few GB space saved as some braindead programs still use hardcoded file paths. Of course it's an option if you really need to recover that space, but it's usually not worth the hassle when prices of SSDs keep falling down so fast.

Never going to log into this garbage forum again as long as calling obvious troll obvious troll is the easiest way to get banned.
Trolling should be.

Yes, of course you should shrink it according to how much RAM you have, 1GB is about right with 8GB or more physical RAM, but never ever move it off the SSD. And ofcourse disable hibernation before you want to nitpick from that shit too.

It's bigger pain in the ass to move off things like My Documents than the few GB space saved as some braindead programs still use hardcoded file paths. Of course it's an option if you really need to recover that space, but it's usually not worth the hassle when prices of SSDs keep falling down so fast.

Or, you can keep it as 8GB and move it completely off your SSD. With 8GB of RAM, the OS doesn't actually use it very often.

You can keep \My Documents\ where it is if you're concerned about old games writing save files. Newer games seem to use the \Current User\My Documents\ address to access your saves.

For user folders \My Music\, \Downloads\, \My Pictures\ and \My Videos\ are the main culprits of SSD overuse. There are plenty of people with enormous music folders who can benefit from moving it off. \Downloads\ consumes a ton of space and is super write heavy. \My Pictures\ and \My Videos\ can consume a lot of space if you use it. None of these user folders require fast access times or read speeds and I doubt any of these folders are 'hardcoded' anywhere so these can all be 'optimized'.

Shrinking\disabling pagefile, disabling hibernation and moving user folders are all in the optimization guides you criticized. All of these are meant to reduce space consumption. It seems like you're the one with a misunderstanding of SSD optimization.

Perhaps one of the most commonly asked questions related to virtual memory is, how big should I make the paging file? There’s no end of ridiculous advice out on the web and in the newsstand magazines that cover Windows, and even Microsoft has published misleading recommendations. Almost all the suggestions are based on multiplying RAM size by some factor, with common values being 1.2, 1.5 and 2.

Since the commit limit sets an upper bound on how much private and pagefile-backed virtual memory can be allocated concurrently by running processes, the only way to reasonably size the paging file is to know the maximum total commit charge for the programs you like to have running at the same time. If the commit limit is smaller than that number, your programs won’t be able to allocate the virtual memory they want and will fail to run properly.

So how do you know how much commit charge your workloads require? To optimally size your paging file you should start all the applications you run at the same time, load typical data sets, and then note the commit charge peak.Set the paging file minimum to be that value minus the amount of RAM in your system (if the value is negative, pick a minimum size to permit the kind of crash dump you are configured for).

For the average gamer with 8GB or more of ram, the value is negative AND crash dumps are irrelevant.

Shrinking\disabling pagefile, disabling hibernation and moving user folders are all in the optimization guides you criticized. All of these are meant to reduce space consumption. It seems like you're the one with a misunderstanding of SSD optimization.

For fuck's sake, looks like it's easier to just put you on ignore if you continue nitpicking.

I specifically criticized the two points: SSD write longevity myth and optimal pagefile placement. The rest of the SSD optimization guides are valid.

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Never going to log into this garbage forum again as long as calling obvious troll obvious troll is the easiest way to get banned.
Trolling should be.

I just saw that Cyber Monday has come and there are EXCELLENT deals now, especially on SSDs.

I am thinking of changing the current one I am going to get to getting a 240GB SSD:

Intel 330 Series 240 GB SATA 6GBS SSDhttp://www.shopbot.ca/pp-intel-ssd-3...ce-391683.html
Only $139.99... $20 more than the Samsung 830 128GB SSD but almost twice the amount of GB... And I think 240GB is a good amount for all of my games currently and for the next 3 years. Also the Intel SSD has a consistent read and write (500 and 50, respectively).

I am not suggesting the OCZ Vertex or Agility series because I have seen not that stellar reviews about them as well as the company itself.
Also, not suggesting the Crucial ones since they are more expensive currently than the Intel...

What you guys think?
I think I can still change my order since they have not assembled my computer yet.

Honestly I find performance difference between SSD's irrelevant because you won't notice if one SSD is 50MB/s than another one. It might be 0.25sec a faster game loading which you won't notice unless you have a timer everytime up..

Reliability is rather more important for me and Intel SSD's ARE reliable.

So that Intel 330 Series 240GB is ok to get, right? It has low IOPS but I don't know how much of an effect it has on gaming, especially the games i would like to play (WoW, SC2, D3, SWTOR, GW2).

Or should I get a 256GB SSD instead for a few more bucks? I want to get a SSD that's reliable, performs well, and can handle all my games and their expansion packs or add-ons... As well as lasting me for 3 years, if possible. Can you suggest me a SSD that fulfills all those criteria?